Stock Market News — August 24, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Markets tumbled as Trump's 50% Canadian auto tariff threat rattled automakers, while semiconductor stocks plunged on CXMT-Apple chip restrictions and Samsung disappointed with its $80B buyback plan. Nvidia earnings loom Wednesday amid broader tech sector caution and $44B in institutional semiconduct
Stock Market News — August 17, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Nvidia commits $105 billion to back OpenAI's Ohio data center in a landmark AI infrastructure deal, while geopolitical tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and weak retail data weigh on markets. Memory chip stocks surge on White House pressure for Apple to avoid Chinese suppliers, though European equi
Stock Market News — August 11, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Riot Platforms surged 21% after securing a landmark $9.1 billion AI data center deal with Anthropic, signaling Bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI infrastructure. Meanwhile, On Holding plummeted 19% on a Q2 miss, and Intel raised $20 billion to fund foundry ambitions against TSMC as markets await tomo
Stock Market News — July 23, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 3 Hours (Pacific Time)
Wall Street tumbles as Alphabet's first-ever free cash flow burn and Tesla's 33% EPS miss spark AI spending fears, sending the Nasdaq down 2.5%. Oil surging past $91 on geopolitical tensions compounds the selloff, though earnings winners like Blackstone and Thermo Fisher provide pockets of resilienc
Stock Market News — July 16, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
TSMC's record 77% profit surge paradoxically dragged chip stocks lower on capex concerns, while UnitedHealth's earnings beat lifted the Dow and insurance sector. Uber's $14.8B Delivery Hero takeover and Eli Lilly's $3.8B psychedelic drug deal headline a busy M&A morning, though SpaceX's slip below i
Stock Market News — July 15, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
PayPal surged 14% on a reported $53 billion takeover bid from Stripe and Advent International, while soft inflation data and strong Big Tech earnings lifted the broader market—though Dell plunged 12% and Pentair cratered 19% on guidance cuts and executive departures.
Stock Market News — July 07, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Semiconductor stocks plummeted over 1% on the Nasdaq as Samsung's blockbuster earnings sparked fears the AI boom is peaking, while DeepSeek's move to design its own chip rattled Nvidia's dominance. South Korea's KOSPI triggered a circuit breaker amid the selloff, though defense stocks like Saab surg
Stock Market News — June 19, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
European stocks closed mixed Friday as cancelled U.S.-Iran nuclear talks erased gains and pressured energy markets, while BHP tumbled on a $2.3B Jansen project cost overrun. Record AI-driven inflows into U.S. equity funds provided a bright spot, offsetting geopolitical headwinds and sector-specific
Stock Market News — June 09, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
SpaceX's massively oversubscribed IPO and OpenAI's confidential SEC filing signal an accelerating AI capital supercycle, while a $35B Anthropic infrastructure deal underscores aggressive private funding for AI compute. However, tech stocks reversed course mid-session as Apple faces EU regulatory hea
